Undergraduate Program Resources
The linguistics department offers several options for majoring and minoring in linguistics. To declare a major or minor, see the Majors and Requirements page. For general questions about the undergraduate program, e-mail the Undergraduate Program Director at this e-mail address. Email our Minors Advisor for questions about the minor.
Overview
Program of study
For students pursuing a bachelor's degree, the linguistics department offers several options for majoring and minoring in linguistics, as well as innovative general education courses. A Linguistics major can focus purely on linguistics, or combine linguistics with another field or language. There are several interdisciplinary majors in which the study of linguistics forms a significant part of the curriculum. It is also possible to major in linguistics alone or to minor in linguistics. If you would like to declare a major or minor in linguistics, please see instructions at the top of the major requirements page. If you have questions about a linguistics major or general questions about the undergraduate program, please e-mail the Undergraduate Program Director at this e-mail address . If you have questions about minoring in linguistics, please contact our Minors Advisor.
Learning objectives
Our undergraduate program has 6 broad learning objectives. These objectives aim to develop knowledge and skills that are applicable not only in linguistics, but in a wide range of intellectual contexts and professions.
Learning Objective 1: Ability to reason analytically about language
Learning Objective 2: Basic quantitative and computational competence in language research
Learning Objective 3: An understanding of linguistic theories and their relationship to language diversity
Learning Objective 4: An understanding of linguistic discrimination
Learning Objective 5: Ability to communicate about language
Learning Objective 6: Ability to work as an effective member of a team
Undergraduate Certificates
The linguistics department offers two undergraduate certificates (see the certificates page for more details):
- Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Certificate in American English Linguistics